1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3 Be6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O h5 11. h3 b5 12. Qf2 Rb8 13. Be2 b4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 a5 16. Kb1 a4 17. Nc1 Qa5 18. Bc4 h4 19. Rhe1 Bd8 20. g4 hxg3 21. Qxg3 Rc8 22. b3 Kf8 23. Nd3 Nb6 24. Bxb6 Bxb6 25. f4 e4 26. Ne5 axb3 27. cxb3 Ra8 28. Re2 e3 29. Qf3 Re8 30. Nc6 Qa3 31. Bd3 Rh5 32. f5 Bc5 33. Rc1 Rh4 34. Qg3 Rh6 35. Rg2 Nh5 36. Qg5 e2 37. Rxe2 Rxe2 38. Bxe2 Nf6 39. Rxc5 dxc5 40. Qe3 Kg8 41. d6 Kh7 42. Bc4 Qa8 43. Qf3 Qf8 44. Qd3 Qe8 45. Ne7 Rh4 46. Bb5 Qa8 47. Nc6 Qb7 48. a4 bxa3 49. Ka2 Qb6 50. d7 Nxd7 51. f6+ g6 52. Qxd7 Qxb5 53. Qxf7+ Kh6 54. Qg7+ Kg5 55. Qe7 Rxh3 56. f7+ Kh5 57. Qe5+ g5 58. Nd4 Qf1 59. Qh8+ Kg4 60. Qc8+ Kh5 61. Qh8+ Kg4 62. Qc8+ Kh5 63. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2

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Opening: Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Player profiles: A Gabrielian, I Nepomniachtchi

Novelty of stem-game: 10. ...h5

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. f3 Be6  9. Qd2 Nd7  10. 0-0-0

page 1 of 1; 15 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R Lau vs G Schmidt   0-1 50 1981 NRW-ch B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Tolnai vs C Henriksson   1-0 27 1992 EU-chT (Men) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. A Lukasiewicz vs M Litinskaya-Shul   0-1 26 1994 POL-chT B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. R Lendwai vs Wojtkiewicz   0-1 32 1994 Antwerpen B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. M Kozakov vs M Litinskaya-Shul   0-1 42 1997 Lvov CC B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. Aronian vs A Florean   1-0 23 1998 Ciocaltea mem B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. A Jochens vs G Van der Stricht   0-1 23 2001 open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. T Schoch vs N Draoui   0-1 39 2003 St Quentin op 6th B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. M Al Sayed vs A Korotylev   1-0 46 2003 Biel MTO B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. E Berg vs Mecking   1-0 52 2004 3rd ACP Blitz Prelim4 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. Lenderman vs I Nepomniachtchi 1-0 53 2005 BELFORT YWCC Boys Under 16 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. A Iljin vs J Dworakowska   1-0 26 2005 6th European Individual Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. A Obada vs M Hafizulhelmi   0-1 29 2007 2nd MAIG-Team Standard chess B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. A Gabrielian vs I Nepomniachtchi   ½-½ 63 2010 Moscow Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. P Bratholm vs B Svanholm   1-0 58 2012 Politiken Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. f3 Be6  9. Qd2 Nd7

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 30  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Adams vs P Szekely   1-0 53 1987 Hastings B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. P Moulin vs R Sheffield   1-0 29 1989 St. Louis District Ch. B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. Khalifman vs R Kuczynski   ½-½ 19 1994 BL 9394 ;BL B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. J Ye vs M Stangl   0-1 38 1995 Beijing Tan Chin Nam cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Tseshkovsky vs Doroshkievich 1-0 33 1996 Krasnodar op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. J Ye vs H Ardiansyah   1-0 42 1996 Jakarta it B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. D Blimke vs M Litinskaya-Shul   0-1 58 1997 POL-chT B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. I Yatsishin vs M Litinskaya-Shul   0-1 42 1997 Lvov CC B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. N Lakos vs M Litinskaya-Shul   0-1 26 1998 ROM-chT B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. M Kobalia vs A Florean   ½-½ 19 1998 World Junior Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. Bologan vs Akopian   ½-½ 46 1998 President's Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. M Calzetta vs C Peptan   0-1 37 2000 FIDE WCh Women KO B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. S Mladenov vs K Badev   1-0 83 2001 65th ch-BUL B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. K Toma vs J Dworakowska   1-0 60 2001 ch-POL w B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. L Bergez vs D Boulet   1-0 29 2001 open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. M Dritan vs J M Weber   0-1 38 2001 EuTCh B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. Wang Pin vs D Dengler   1-0 41 2002 Olympiad, women B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. D Rozenberg vs Benko   1-0 40 2002 ICCF - corr B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. D Olofsson vs A Barnsley   ½-½ 34 2002 ICCF - corr B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. Dolmatov vs Rashkovsky   1-0 44 2003 56th Russian Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. K Landa vs M Achenbach   1-0 40 2003 Bad Wiessee B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. C Wei vs Bu Xiangzhi   0-1 37 2005 Torch Real Estate Cup China Chess League B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. E Alekseev vs I Nepomniachtchi   ½-½ 30 2005 Russian Under-20 Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. Karjakin vs Bu Xiangzhi 0-1 54 2005 2nd Sanjin Hotel Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. V Movsisian vs R Nechepurenko   0-1 51 2006 World Junior Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 30

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. f3 Be6  9. Qd2

page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 195  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. W Hartmann vs A Westermeier   ½-½ 22 1981 BL 8182 Bayern-Bamberg B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Bologan vs F Hoelzl   1-0 29 1996 Vienna op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. I Gaponenko vs M Litinskaya-Shul   1-0 31 1997 ROM-chT B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. Kasparov vs P Ricardi 1-0 27 1997 Simultan B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Tiviakov vs D Gormally   1-0 40 1998 Iona Tech Masters, Kilkenny B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. M Borriss vs T Heinemann   ½-½ 50 1999 Bundesliga 1998/99, Germany B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. K Volke vs T Heinemann   ½-½ 42 1999 Bundesliga 1998/99, Germany B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. N Firman vs O Berezin   ½-½ 36 2000 Ukrainian Team ch B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. J Berkvens vs Ashley   ½-½ 21 2000 Corus B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. M Van Delft vs N Spaan   1-0 28 2000 open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. Tiviakov vs Ashley   1-0 79 2000 Corus B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. P Almagro Llamas vs M Roeder   0-1 37 2001 open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. R Costantini vs F Salzgeber   1-0 34 2001 MTO B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. Sax vs L Gutman   1-0 25 2001 5th OIBM B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. S Garcia Martinez vs N Delgado Ramirez   0-1 40 2001 ch-CUB B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. Degraeve vs R Kuczynski   ½-½ 34 2001 2nd IECC B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. Ponomariov vs Sutovsky   ½-½ 24 2001 2nd IECC B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. F Jenni vs R Forster   ½-½ 18 2001 Zug SUI B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. A Rizouk vs R Kuczynski   ½-½ 24 2001 Osteropen B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. T Bakre vs M Roeder   ½-½ 32 2001 Golden Cleopatra Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. T Wedberg vs Vokac   1-0 39 2001 EuTCh B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. R Costantini vs Rashkovsky   ½-½ 45 2001 MTO B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. P Jaracz vs K Puszczewicz   1-0 27 2001 Rubinstein Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. Wang Yu vs Huang Qian   1-0 31 2001 9th Asian Women B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. A Shomoev vs A Shariyazdanov   ½-½ 52 2001 6th Leg Russian Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 195

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. f3 Be6

page 1 of 1; 6 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. M Calzetta vs J Dworakowska   ½-½ 48 2001 2nd ch-EUR Women B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. B Laubsch vs K Hovmoller 1-0 70 2001 Politiken Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. A J Goldsby vs A Hallila 1-0 22 2007 Chocolate Milk B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. S D Sigfusson vs A F Kristjansson   1-0 41 2008 Hellir International B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. K Nemcova vs P Carlsson 0-1 20 2008 Reykjavik Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. B Savchenko vs D Khismatullin   0-1 76 2012 Russia Cup Final B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. f3

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 28  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R Byrne vs Fischer 0-1 52 1971 Manhattan blitz B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Chandler vs H Ardiansyah   0-1 74 1982 It (cat.9) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. De Vreugt vs T Nikolchovski   1-0 26 1999 EU-ch U20 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. S Satyapragyan vs K Visweswaran   1-0 54 2000 Goodricke Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. S R Chowdhury vs D Das   1-0 17 2000 Goodricke Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. E Wiersma vs M Azadmanesh   0-1 51 2001 Tch-NED B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. D Liu vs C Kosasih   ½-½ 56 2001 Wotulo Mem B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. C Brasket vs D Bassett   0-1 48 2001 American Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. K Sakai vs H Krueger   0-1 62 2003 CP.2001.S.00002 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. L Fusco vs M Cristobal   1-0 45 2004 79th Argentine Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. M Parligras vs A Randazzo   1-0 45 2005 Barbera del Valles Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. L S Martinez Duany vs N Delgado Ramirez   0-1 41 2005 Cuban Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. M Erdogdu vs J Jansson   0-1 45 2005 21st European Club Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. Kulaots vs Y Kuzubov   ½-½ 34 2005 Moscow Aeroflot op-A B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. Rybka vs HIARCS 1-0 98 2006 26th Dutch CC B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. B Arvola vs V Saravanan   0-1 28 2007 Arctic Chess Challenge B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. B Foo vs M Hafizulhelmi 0-1 93 2008 Malaysian Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. O Seuss vs L Gutman   0-1 49 2008 SenWM B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. V Lederle vs M Pena Gomez   0-1 33 2008 Bad Wiessee B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. Ivanchuk vs Morozevich 0-1 60 2009 World Blitz Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. Vallejo-Pons vs Morozevich 0-1 32 2009 17th European Team Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. M Ragger vs V Talla   ½-½ 28 2009 10th European Individual Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. T Song vs L Lacau-Rodean   ½-½ 62 2010 Fall ProAm B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. R Dragomirescu vs A Bar 0-1 33 2010 European Individual Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. M Codenotti vs N Brunner   ½-½ 25 2011 12th European Individual Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 28

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7

page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 150  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Y Miyasaki vs Fischer 0-1 30 1970 Siegen ol prel B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Dzindzichashvili vs Rashkovsky 1-0 47 1972 USSR Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. F Oney vs R Nixon   1-0 27 1973 EU-ch U20 fin-D B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. L Hazai vs Ftacnik   0-1 34 1981 Tallinn B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Kupreichik vs Gavrikov   1-0 43 1983 Minsk B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. Short vs Rashkovsky   ½-½ 29 1984 Yerevan B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. G Andruet vs V Inkiov   ½-½ 73 1985 BUL-FRA B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. Marjanovic vs Fedorowicz   0-1 76 1986 Paris (France) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. I Rogers vs Huebner 1-0 39 1988 Plaza B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. Reshevsky vs E Trice 1-0 35 1989 Correspondence Game B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. Leko vs V Moiseev   ½-½ 41 1991 Nettetal B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. Leko vs Leitao   ½-½ 28 1991 Wch U12 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. Leko vs Y Hadas   ½-½ 32 1991 ? B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. A Frolov vs T Nalbandian   ½-½ 59 1993 Biel izt B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. L Riemersma vs Van der Wiel   0-1 22 1993 Eindhoven NED ch B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. L Brunner vs A Bangiev   1-0 27 1993 Bundesliga B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. G Milos vs Leitao   1-0 47 1994 Campeonato Brasileiro B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. G Milos vs R Kuczynski   ½-½ 37 1994 Olympiad B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. D Iwaniuk vs M Litinskaya-Shul   0-1 32 1996 POL-chT B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. Akopian vs Short   ½-½ 42 1997 4th World Team Ch B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. D Barria vs P Ricardi   0-1 28 1998 Zonal 2.5 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. J Delaere vs Y Iwasaki   ½-½ 39 1999 Artek ol U16 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. I Goutioudi vs N Zalahoras   0-1 28 2001 3rd Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. M Alava vs J Fieandt   1-0 41 2001 TCh-FIN 00-01 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. V Spasov vs Z Bratanov   1-0 23 2001 TCh-BUL B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 150

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3

page 1 of 64; games 1-25 of 1,598  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. N Elder vs A Ivanova   0-1 49 1963 2nd olw final B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. R Byrne vs Balashov 1-0 29 1971 Moscow B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. Hartston vs Browne   ½-½ 24 1972 Hastings 7273 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. R Byrne vs Popovych   ½-½ 51 1972 US Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Hartston vs Smejkal   ½-½ 26 1972 Vrnjacka Banja zt B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. Hartston vs M Stean   ½-½ 50 1972 Hastings 7273 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. Mecking vs Larry Evans   ½-½ 41 1972 San Antonio B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. Speelman vs D McGregor   1-0 57 1973 Schilde op U18 9th B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. A T Arnason vs W Morris   ½-½ 20 1978 Lone Pine B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. L Semenova vs Chiburdanidze   ½-½ 43 1979 URS-ch (Women) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. J Benjamin vs Popovych   ½-½ 48 1979 09, Marshall it B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. Adorjan vs Ribli 1-0 22 1979 Izt (play-off) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. Gipslis vs Chekhov   ½-½ 17 1980 URS-ch48 sf Tallinn B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. V Arapovic vs K Osmanovic   0-1 28 1980 Sarajevo B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. Tseshkovsky vs J S Neto   1-0 41 1980 Yerevan B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. Tseshkovsky vs A Vitolinsh   1-0 73 1980 Yerevan B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. J Peters vs Browne   0-1 37 1980 USA B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. Tseshkovsky vs Bukic 1-0 40 1981 N. Pavlica mem B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. Tseshkovsky vs A Petrosian   1-0 32 1981 Riga B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. M V Ghinda vs A Petrosian 0-1 35 1981 Lvov (Ukraine) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. Tseshkovsky vs V Lukov   1-0 55 1981 Festival Rossia B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. Sax vs Bukic   1-0 53 1981 N. Pavlica mem B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. Gufeld vs N Gaprindashvili   ½-½ 58 1981 Tournament B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. Gipslis vs A Vitolinsh   ½-½ 70 1981 It (cat.10) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. Gipslis vs D Kaiumov   ½-½ 40 1981 USSR B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 64; games 1-25 of 1,598

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